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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) proxy voting record 2026
Three of its ballots from this season. Vote first, then see what it did with the shares your savings paid for.
The question on the ballot
As filed
iSHARES TRUST files this fund's proxy votes with the SEC once a year. This is what it did with the shares your retirement savings paid for.
SourceProxy-voting record filed by iSHARES TRUST on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (BRDWLB_0001100663_2026.xml, 185 MB)
TickerUSMV · as listed in its latest SEC filing of proxy votes
How it voted, by issue
Fund companies sometimes file the same proposal under different subjects. So that funds can be compared, each proposal is counted under the subject most of the filings we read gave it, the same for every fund on this site. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 47 of its 163 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 94.9% of the time across 138 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Corporate governance | 73 | 4 | 5.5% |
| Other social issues | 29 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Verizon Communications Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Verizon Communications publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 7,109,850 shares
“Board oversight of material issues related to climate change”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
the Southern Company · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Southern publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 3,632,548 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding a report on climate due diligence”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Walmart explain how its board oversees the safety of the people who work for it?
Shareholders asked for a report on how health and safety is actually governed — who on the board is accountable, what the company measures, how injuries and fatalities are counted, and whether contractors and temporary workers are covered by the same standards as employees.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 1,528,272 shares
“Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Walmart account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 1,528,272 shares
“Report on Workforce Impact of AI and Automation”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
the Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Coca-Cola publish what its inclusion policies actually do for its workforce?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts within its human capital management strategy — what the policies are, how they are measured, and what they have changed for employees.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 3,457,173 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
Intuit Inc. · 22 January 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
The Board issue a report on the return on investment of the Company's diversity and inclusion programs
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 405,435 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting the Board issue a report on the return on investment of the Company's diversity and inclusion programs”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Adobe pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 528,196 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF voted with 33,109 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002278 · series S000031838 · open the filing
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